For this article, I will be taking some stuff from Wikipedia.
"In the early 1950s, the Chinese government made abortion illegal save
when 1) the mother had a preexisting condition, such as tuberculosis or
pernicious anemia, that would cause the pregnancy to be a threat to the
mother's life; 2) when traditional Chinese medicine could not settle an
overactive fetus and spontaneous abortion was expected; and 3) when the
mother had already undergone two or more Caesarean sections.Punishments were written into the law for those who received or performed illegal abortions.
In 1954 and 1956, the law was extended to include other pre-existing
illnesses and disabilities, such as hypertension and epilepsy, as well
as allowed women working in certain types of occupations to qualify Women who had already had four children and became pregnant four months
after giving birth to their last child also qualified for an abortion. These restrictions were seen as the government's way of emphasizing the importance of population growth.
The scholar Nie Jing-Bao explains that these laws were relaxed in the
late 1950s and early 1960s with the intent of reducing the number of
deaths and life-long injuries women sustained due to illegal abortions
as well as serving as a form of population control when used in
conjunction with birth control."
" Exact statistics on the number of abortions performed annually are hard
to come by as not all abortions are registered and Family Planning
statistics are usually considered state secrets. However in 2008, there were an estimated 13 million abortions performed, and approximately 10 million abortion pills sold. Induced abortions are more common in urban areas, where couples may only have one child.
In rural areas, it is permissible to have a second child if the first
born is a girl and a "second-birth permit" is granted, costing
approximately 4,000 yuan (US$600).By the 70s, abortion was officially termed a "remedial measure" for realising China's goals of controlling the population."
"The exception to the otherwise general permissibility of abortion in
China is that the practice of pre-natal sex determination and sex-selective abortions for non-medical reasons are illegal.]
It is argued that sex-selective abortion continues to be one of the key
factors in the notably imbalanced sex-ratio in China, as the imbalance
cannot be explained solely by the underreporting of female births or by
excess female infant mortality. In 2001, 117 boys were born to every 100 girls. These trends are explained by the persistence of a preference for sons in Chinese families.
In 2005, the government began an Action Plan consisting of ten
policies with the aim of normalising the sex ratio of newborns by 2010.
Under this plan, sex-selective abortion was outlawed, as was prenatal
sex diagnosis, and harsher punishments were implemented for violating
both. Other policies include controlling the marketing of ultrasonic B
machines and improving the systems used by medical and Family Planning
organisations to report on births, abortions and pregnancies.
Despite this, sex-selective abortion continues to be practiced, as it
is not easily regulated by governments and because son-preference
persists.Moreover, in many cases the couple can pay, or will try to pay, to be told the sex of their child while having an ultrasound."
I recently read about a woman who was pregnant in China, and was forced to have a violent abortion. She was six-months pregnant. Oh, and guess what? She died during the forced abortion! Not only was a baby mutilated and murdered, but so was the mother.
I will be taking some of this article from WomensRightsWithoutFrontiers.
"Women’s Rights Without Frontiers and China Aid have obtained
information that on October 12, 2011, a woman died during a forced
abortion. She was six months pregnant.
According to a report posted on fanfucn.com, Jihong Ma was seized by
Family Planning Officials for a forced abortion, having violated the One
Child Policy. Stressed, she was placed on oxygen. In the words of a
family member:
“More than ten persons from the Family Planning Bureau came, took off the oxygen mask from her and forced her to induce labor. From
the time she was put into operating room at 4:00 p.m., there was no
news about her . . . At night around 10:00 p.m., someone came, opened
the door of the delivery room and slipped away. We ran into the delivery
room and saw that the doctors and nurses all disappeared while poor
Jihong Ma’s body had already been totally freezing cold, with purple
lips and bleeding nose, lying on the operating table without any
movement . . . Jihong Ma’s daughter does not know yet that her Mom has
passed away. She cries looking for Mom every day.”
Reggie Littlejohn, President of Women’s Rights Without Frontiers,
stated, “Our hearts go out to the family of Jihong Ma, who was their
wife, mother or daughter. China’s cruel and barbaric forced abortion
policy causes more violence towards women and girls than any other
official policy on earth. It is China’s war against women and girls.
Women are forcibly aborted up to the ninth month of pregnancy. Forced
abortion is not a choice. It is official government rape.”
Bob Fu, President of China Aid, stated, “Tragedies like this
demonstrate the urgent need for China to establish the rule of law.
Family Planning Police commit hideous crimes with impunity, as do those
who persecute the house churches and Chinese human rights lawyers. Chen
Guangcheng has stood up for victims of forced abortion. He has been
jailed, tortured, denied medical treatment, and we don’t know whether he
is dead or alive.”
Why don't people see? There is much more of this going on outside of the United States! This is not just happening in the U.S.A, it is happening almost everywhere.
My heart and prayers go out to that family and everyone that was involved, even the abortion workers.
